| Main Entry: | twit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ridicule |
Synonyms: |
banter, caricature, cartoon, chaff, deflate, deride, expose, fleer, gibe, haze, humiliate, jape, jeer, jest, jive, jolly, josh, kid, lampoon, laugh, laugh at, make a fool of, make a game of, make a laughing-stock, make fun of, mimic, mock, needle, pan, parody, poke fun at, pooh-pooh, pull one's leg, put down*, quiz, rag, rail at, rally, raz, rib, ride*, roast, run down, satirize, scoff, scorn, scout, send up, show up, sneer, takeoff, taunt, travesty, unmask |
| Main Entry: | deride |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make fun of; insult |
Synonyms: |
banter, chaff, contemn, detract, dis, disdain, disparage, do a number on, dump on, flout, gibe, jeer, jolly, kid, knock, laugh at, lout, mock, pan, pooh-pooh, put down*, quiz, rag, rally, razz, rib, ridicule, roast, scoff, scorn, slam, sneer, taunt, twit |
Antonyms: |
commend, compliment, flatter, praise, revere |
| Main Entry: | dismiss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put out of one's mind |
Synonyms: |
banish, contemn, deride, despise, discard, disdain, dispel, disregard, drop, flout, gibe, gird, jeer, kiss off, laugh away, lay aside, mock, pooh-pooh, rally, reject, relegate, repudiate, repulse, ridicule, scoff, scorn, scout, set aside, shelve, spurn, taunt, twit |
Antonyms: |
accept, welcome |
| Main Entry: | ridicule |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make contemptuous fun of something or someone |
Synonyms: |
banter, caricature, cartoon, chaff, deflate, deride, expose, fleer, gibe, haze, humiliate, jape, jeer, jive, jolly, josh, kid, lampoon, laugh at, make a fool of, make a game of, make a laughing-stock, make fun of, mimic, mock, needle, pan, parody, poke fun at, pooh-pooh, pull one's leg, put down*, quiz, rag, rail at, rally, raz, rib, ride*, roast, run down, satirize, scoff, scorn, send up, show up, sneer, takeoff, taunt, travesty, twit, unmask |
Antonyms: |
flatter, praise |
| Main Entry: | sarcastic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nasty, mocking in speech |
Synonyms: |
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrimonious, arrogant, austere, backhanded, biting, bitter, brusque, captious, carping, caustic, chaffing, contemptuous, contumelious, corrosive, cussed, cutting, cynical, derisive, disillusioned, disparaging, disrespectful, evil, hostile, irascible, ironical, mean, mordant, needling, offensive, ornery*, salty, sardonic, satirical, saucy*, scorching, scornful, scurrilous, severe, sharp, smart-alecky, snarling, sneering, taunting, trenchant, twitting, weisenheiming |
| Notes: | sarcastic means 'derisive, tauntingly contemptuous,' while sardonic means 'bitterly scornful, cynically disdainful' |
Antonyms: |
kind, nice |
| Main Entry: | sneer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mock, condemn |
Synonyms: |
affront, belittle, burlesque, caricature, crack, curl one's lip at, decry, deride, detract, disdain, disparage, dump, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, give Bronx cheer, grin, hold in contempt, hold up to ridicule, insult, jeer, jest, lampoon, laugh at, leer, look down on, put down, quip at, rally, rank out, ridicule, satirize, scoff, scorn, slam, slight, smile, sneeze at, sniff at, snigger, swipe, taunt, travesty, turn up one's nose, twit, underrate |
Antonyms: |
compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | satiric |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sarcastic |
Synonyms: |
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrimonious, arrogant, austere, backhanded, biting, bitter, brusque, captious, carping, caustic, chaffing, contemptuous, contumelious, corrosive, cussed, cutting, cynical, derisive, disillusioned, disparaging, disrespectful, evil, hostile, irascible, ironical, jeering, mean, mocking, mordant, needling, offensive, ornery*, salty, sardonic, satirical, saucy*, scoffing, scorching, scornful, scurrilous, severe, sharp, smart-alecky, snarling, sneering, taunting, trenchant, twitting, weisenheiming |
| Main Entry: | scoffing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sarcastic |
Synonyms: |
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrimonious, arrogant, austere, backhanded, biting, bitter, brusque, captious, carping, caustic, chaffing, contemptuous, contumelious, corrosive, cussed, cutting, cynical, derisive, disillusioned, disparaging, disrespectful, evil, hostile, irascible, ironical, jeering, mean, mocking, mordant, needling, offensive, ornery*, salty, sardonic, satiric, satirical, saucy*, scorching, scornful, scurrilous, severe, sharp, smart-alecky, snarling, sneering, taunting, trenchant, twitting, weisenheiming |
| Main Entry: | snigger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sneer |
Synonyms: |
affront, belittle, burlesque, caricature, crack*, curl one's lip, decry, deride, detract, disdain, disparage, dump, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, give Bronx cheer, grin, hold in contempt, hold up to ridicule, insult, jeer, jest, lampoon, laugh at, leer, look down on, put down*, quip at, rally, rank out, ridicule, satirize, scoff, scorn, slam*, slight, smile*, sneeze at, snicker, sniff at, swipe, taunt, travesty, turn up one's nose, twit, underrate |
| Concept: | Ridicule. |
| Category: | 2. Discriminative Affections |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
ridicule, derision; sardonic smile, sardonic grin; irrision; scoffing (disrespect); mockery, quiz, banter, irony, persiflage, raillery, chaffe, badinage; quizzing; asteism., squib, satire, skit, quip, quib, grin., parody, burlesque, travesty, travestie; farce (drama); caricature., buffoonery (fun); practical joke; horseplay.
-verbs
ridicule, deride; snigger; laugh in one's sleeve; banter, rally, chaff, joke, twit, quiz, roast; haze [U.S.]; tehee; fleer; show up., play upon, play tricks upon; fool to the top of one's bent; laugh at, grin at, smile at; poke fun at., satirize, parody, caricature, burlesque, travesty., turn into ridicule; make merry with; make fun of, make game of, make a fool of, make an April fool of; rally; scoff (disrespect)., raise a laugh (amuse); play the fool, make a fool of oneself.
-adjectives
derisory, derisive; mock; sarcastic, ironic, ironical, quizzical, burlesque, Hudibrastic; scurrilous (disrespectful).
-adverbs
in ridicule.
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